Günseli Berik
@gberik.bsky.social
Professor emerita, economics; passionate about social justice, ecological sustainability & economics as if people at the bottom mattered
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Günseli Berik
@gberik.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Just started trying out Bluesky. Cannot bear continuing to support the site of he-who-shall-not-be-named. But my network is left there 😬
Important to widely disseminate this piece, if Wikipedia is to continue to serve as public good and thrive. As a donor (supporter) and author, I have been wondering for a while about the AI-impact on/AI-generated content in Wikipedia entries.
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, we’ve been paying close attention to GenAI-created content and how it relates to Wikipedia. Explore Wiki Education's perspective on AI and what we learned in 2025: wp.me/p4LBez-zNO
Generative AI and Wikipedia editing: What we learned in 2025
Like many organizations, Wiki Education has grappled with generative AI, its impacts, opportunities, and threats, for several years. As an organization that runs large-scale programs to bring new e…
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January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Important to widely disseminate this piece, if Wikipedia is to continue to serve as public good and thrive. As a donor (supporter) and author, I have been wondering for a while about the AI-impact on/AI-generated content in Wikipedia entries.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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"Conundrums of Care: Feminist Entanglements in Critical Development Studies" is a new book by the great Wendy Harcourt, and will be of interest to many members of @iaffe.bsky.social. Best of all, its open access:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"Conundrums of Care: Feminist Entanglements in Critical Development Studies" is a new book by the great Wendy Harcourt, and will be of interest to many members of @iaffe.bsky.social. Best of all, its open access:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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With Alex Reinert on where immunity comes from
How the Supreme Court Made Alex Pretti’s Killing More Likely
ICE agents, like all federal agents, are protected by qualified immunity.
slate.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
With Alex Reinert on where immunity comes from
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Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Contributors include: @gberik.bsky.social, @ninaecon.bsky.social, @rgbetancourt.bsky.social, @danielleguizzo.bsky.social, @knr21-cam.bsky.social, @greenpartymolly.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Just published! Kudos to Bernasek & Chester for bringing to life the Elgar Companion to Women and Heterodox Economics! @iaffe.bsky.social @feministeconomics.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Just published! Kudos to Bernasek & Chester for bringing to life the Elgar Companion to Women and Heterodox Economics! @iaffe.bsky.social @feministeconomics.bsky.social
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This week Trump pardoned a private equity fraudster, the drug-trafficking ex-president of Honduras, and a Congressman who allegedly took bribes.
Meanwhile, he's weaponizing government to go after his enemies.
An utter mockery of the rule of law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
Meanwhile, he's weaponizing government to go after his enemies.
An utter mockery of the rule of law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This week Trump pardoned a private equity fraudster, the drug-trafficking ex-president of Honduras, and a Congressman who allegedly took bribes.
Meanwhile, he's weaponizing government to go after his enemies.
An utter mockery of the rule of law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
Meanwhile, he's weaponizing government to go after his enemies.
An utter mockery of the rule of law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0
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Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women - an excellent reflection by @yanarodgers.bsky.social theconversation.com/larry-summer...
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women - an excellent reflection by @yanarodgers.bsky.social theconversation.com/larry-summer...
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women - an excellent reflection by @yanarodgers.bsky.social theconversation.com/larry-summer...
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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In anticipation of #COP30, @viacampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy calls for land and rights for those who cool the planet
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
COP 30: La Via Campesina's Manifesto - Land and Rights for Those Who Cool the Planet!
This manifesto is our roadmap at this decisive moment, the pulse of collective action, a cry for deep systemic transformation. It is organized into three parts: the structural causes of the crisis, ou...
viacampesina.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In anticipation of #COP30, @viacampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy calls for land and rights for those who cool the planet
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
viacampesina.org/en/2025/10/c...
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You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
Opinion | You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
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California: find that ballot in the stack of mail on your counter, vote YES on Prop 50 (there is only one question on that ballot) and get it to a ballot box! Find your nearest ballot box here: ocvote.gov/elections/ba...
October 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
California: find that ballot in the stack of mail on your counter, vote YES on Prop 50 (there is only one question on that ballot) and get it to a ballot box! Find your nearest ballot box here: ocvote.gov/elections/ba...
Three topics of rich engagement!
Finance, land and labour - a very good further installment of the Journal of Agrarian Change's 25th anniversary forum. The other 3 - all open access - can be found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14710366...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Finance, Land and Labour
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Three topics of rich engagement!
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Excellent piece by @jamellebouie.net on the importance of placing limits on executive authority. “This is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook” [And check out the great @nathantankus.bsky.social for more on the history of the Federal Reserve!] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Excellent piece by @jamellebouie.net on the importance of placing limits on executive authority. “This is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook” [And check out the great @nathantankus.bsky.social for more on the history of the Federal Reserve!] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
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Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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We will not stay silent.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
September 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We will not stay silent.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.
I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Governor Lisa Cook
Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
docs.google.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear
It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"blue-state leaders [have] to shed the “good government” constraints that now leave them unilaterally disarmed." @governor.ca.gov
Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear
It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"blue-state leaders [have] to shed the “good government” constraints that now leave them unilaterally disarmed." @governor.ca.gov
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In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
August 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
But the Istanbul Convention is no more in Turkey, which withdrew from it in 2021! #VAW
The Istanbul Convention entered into force 11 years ago on August 1, 2014. It is a landmark international treaty focused on preventing and combating violence against women & domestic violence. #ZeroTolerance for violence in all its shapes & forms‼️ @megaluxembourg.bsky.social @minjuslu.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
But the Istanbul Convention is no more in Turkey, which withdrew from it in 2021! #VAW
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"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
Hello friends, colleagues, former students, feminist economics community of Nilüfer Çağatay! We are very close to meeting the endowment mark for the feminist macroeconomics scholarship to honor her! Help us put us over the top! Grateful for those who donated! @IAFFE.bsky.social
Friends, colleagues, former students of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay & feminist economics community! Help us establish a scholarship to honor her and support an Economics PhD student to work on gender & macro @Utah.edu @IAFFE.bsky.social
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...
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Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship
Join me and make a gift to Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship
donate.utah.edu
July 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hello friends, colleagues, former students, feminist economics community of Nilüfer Çağatay! We are very close to meeting the endowment mark for the feminist macroeconomics scholarship to honor her! Help us put us over the top! Grateful for those who donated! @IAFFE.bsky.social